1951 British Grand Prix

Formula One motor race held at Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, England January 2021 March 2012 F1 Great Britain British IV RAC British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 1949 to 1951.png Silverstone Circuit in 1950–1951 configuration 14 July 1951 1951 French Grand Prix 1951 German Grand Prix Silverstone CircuitSilverstone, England Permanent racing facility 2.888 4.649 90 253.774 408.410 Mild, Dry José Froilán González Ferrari 1:43.4 Argentina Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1:44.0 38 Italy José Froilán González Ferrari Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Argentina Luigi Villoresi Ferrari Italy GBR The 1951 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 July 1951 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. It was race 5 of 8 in the 1951 World Championship of Drivers and was contested over 90 laps. The race was the first victory for José Froilán González, and was also the first of many for the Scuderia Ferrari team. Both the team and driver also achieved their first ever pole position during the weekend. Report José Froilán González was one second quicker than Juan Manuel Fangio in qualifying, achieving the first pole position of his career. It was also the first pole position for the Ferrari team, and the first in the World Championship (excluding the Indy 500 races) not scored by an Alfa Romeo. Nino Farina and Alberto Ascari qualified in third and fourth positions, completing the front row. González and Fangio shot away almost parallel from the front row of the grid, closely followed by the other Alfa Romeos and Ferraris. Alfa Romeo driver Felice Bonetto, who started in seventh position, was the first man at the first corner, with the Ferrari of González in second position. González took the lead from Bonetto on the second lap with Fangio chasing. The BRM cars of Reg Parnell and Peter Walker were in hot pursuit of the leaders. The team had arrived at the last minute, and had not practiced or even qualified for their debut race, and had started in 19th and 20th positions. Bonetto's Alfa Romeo teammates of Fangio and reigning World Champion, Nino Farina, managed to overtake him to move into second and third places. On lap 6, Fangio began to close in on González; he passed him on the straight on lap 10, and slowly began to draw away. Consalvo Sanesi then pulled into the pits for fuel and new tyres. The Maserati of John James became the first retirement of the race on lap 23 with a radiator problem, but was soon joined on the sidelines by Louis Chiron, both his Maserati teammates, the Ferrari of Alberto Ascari and Farina. Farina pulled up at Abbey curve after 75 laps with a slipping clutch and his engine on fire. He had set the lap record on lap 38, with a time of 1 minute 44 seconds, an average speed of 100.0003981  mph,(some sources state 99.997382 mph) ensuring he still left the weekend with one point. González retook the lead on lap 39 with an overtake at Becketts corner. He kept his lead for the remainder of the race (excluding one lap when he pitted just before Fangio did) extending it to 1 minute and 5 seconds with 5 laps to go, before easing off at the end of the race. The BRM drivers of Parnell and Walker were still battling on, despite the fact they were suffering from hand and feet burns, and would eventually finish fifth and seventh respectively. The Alfa Romeos of Fangio and Farina pitted twice for fuel, owing to the awful fuel consumption of their cars. They were doing 1 1 16 miles to the gallon, and needed to take on 90 gallons for every stop. Both drivers needed to stop twice, and, owing to the lengthy, minutes-long pit stops of Formula One in 1951, the more fuel efficient Ferrari of González (who only needed to make one stop) was able to overtake the Alfa Romeos and pull out a considerable lead. González eventually took his own and Ferrari's first victory in a World Championship race by 51 seconds. It was the first World Championship race (excluding the Indy 500) that was not won by an Alfa Romeo. An Alfa Romeo was still in second place though, in the form of the year's eventual champion Fangio. Luigi Villoresi became the second Ferrari on the podium after he finished in third place, two laps behind. Bonetto and Parnell were the other two-point scorers at the race, finishing in fourth and fifth positions respectively. As it turned out, González had actually raced with an older chassis and engine than his teammates, Villoresi and Ascari.GRAND PRIX RESULTS: BRITISH GP, 1951 https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr012.html grandprix.com 1 April 2012 Entries No Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Tyre 1Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo SpA Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 3Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159B Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 4Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 159A Alfa Romeo 1.5 L8 s Pirelli 5Ireland Joe Kelly Joe Kelly Alta Alta GP Alta 1.5 L4 s Dunlop 6UK Reg Parnell BRM Ltd. BRM BRM P15 BRM 15 1.5 V16 s Dunlop 7UK Peter Walker BRM BRM P15 BRM 15 1.5 V16 s Dunlop 8UK Bob Gerard Bob Gerard ERA ERA B ERA 1.5 L6 s Dunlop 9UK Brian Shawe-Taylor Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA ERA B/C ERA 1.5 L6 s Dunlop 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 11Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 12Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari Ferrari 375 Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 14UK Peter Whitehead G. A. Vandervell Ferrari Ferrari 375 tw Ferrari Type 375 4.5 V12 Pirelli 15UK David Murray Scuderia Ambrosiana Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s Dunlop 16UK John James John James Maserati Maserati 4CLT-48 Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s Dunlop 17UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati Maserati 4CL Maserati 4 CL 1.5 L4 s Dunlop 18UK Duncan Hamilton Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 19France Maurice Trintignant1 1 Equipe Gordini Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s Englebert 20France Robert Manzon1 1 Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s Englebert 21France André Simon1 1 Simca-Gordini Simca-Gordini T15 Simca-Gordini 15C 1.5 L4 s Englebert 22France Louis Rosier Ecurie Rosier Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 23Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 24France Philippe Étancelin1 1 Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop 25Belgium Johnny Claes Ecurie Belge Talbot-Lago Talbot-Lago T26C-DA Talbot 23CV 4.5 L6 Dunlop Sources:http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/britain/entries/ https://web.archive.org/web/20120509141954/http://www.manipef1.com/results/1951/britain/entries/ 9 May 2012 1951 British Grand Prix – Race Entries manipef1.com usurped 6 January 2016http://chicanef1.com/race.pl?year=1951&gp=British%20GP&r=1&type=ent 1951 British GP – Entry List chicanef1.com 5 December 2013http://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/grande-bretagne/engages.aspx Britain 1951 – Race entrants statsf1.com 5 December 2013 1 1 – Maurice Trintignant, Robert Manzon, André Simon and Philippe Étancelin all withdrew from the event prior to practice.http://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/grande-bretagne/classement.aspx Britain 1951 – Result statsf1.com 9 January 2014 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Time 1 12Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 1:43.4 2 2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 1:44.4 3 1Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 1:45.0 4 11Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 1:45.4 5 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 1:45.8 6 3Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 1:50.2 7 4Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 1:52.0 8 14UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 1:54.6 9 22France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:56.0 10 8UK Bob Gerard ERA 1:57.0 11 18UK Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago-Talbot 1:57.2 12 9UK Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA 1:58.2 13 23Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:00.2 14 25Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 2:05.8 15 15UK David Murray Maserati 2:06.0 16 17UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 2:13.2 17 16UK John James Maserati 2:17.0 18 5Ireland Joe Kelly Alta 2:18.4 19 7UK Peter Walker BRMNo time 20 6UK Reg Parnell BRM No timeDNA Did not attend 19FRA Maurice Trintignant Simca-Gordini–DNA Did not attend 20FRA Robert Manzon Simca-Gordini –DNA Did not attend 21FRA André Simon Simca-Gordini –DNA Did not attend 24FRA Philippe Étancelin Talbot-Lago-Talbot –Source:VI RAC British Grand Prix silhouet.com https://www.silhouet.com/motorsport/archive/f1/1951/51gb.html 25 December 2015 Race Pos No Driver ConstructorLapsTime/retired Grid Points 1 12Argentina José Froilán González Ferrari 90 2:42:18.2 1 8 2 2Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio Alfa Romeo 90 +51.0 2 6 3 10Italy Luigi Villoresi Ferrari 88 +2 laps 5 4 4 4Italy Felice Bonetto Alfa Romeo 87 +3 laps 7 3 5 6UK Reg Parnell BRM 85 +5 laps 20 2 6 3Italy Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 84 +6 laps 6 7 7UK Peter Walker BRM 84 +6 laps 19 8 9UK Brian Shawe-Taylor ERA 84 +6 laps 12 9 14UK Peter Whitehead Ferrari 83 +7 laps 8 10 22France Louis Rosier Talbot-Lago-Talbot 83 +7 laps 9 11 8UK Bob Gerard ERA 82 +8 laps 10 12 18UK Duncan Hamilton Talbot-Lago-Talbot 81 +9 laps 11 13 25Belgium Johnny Claes Talbot-Lago-Talbot 80 +10 laps 14Ret Retired 1Italy Nino Farina Alfa Romeo 75 Clutch 3 11 1NC Not classified 5Ireland Joe Kelly Alta 75 Not classified 18Ret Retired 11Italy Alberto Ascari Ferrari 56 Gearbox 4Ret Retired 17UK Philip Fotheringham-Parker Maserati 46 Oil leak 16Ret Retired 15UK David Murray Maserati 45 Engine 15Ret Retired 23Monaco Louis Chiron Talbot-Lago-Talbot 41 Brakes 13Ret Retired 16UK John James Maserati 23 Radiator 17Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/576/ 1951 British Grand Prix formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20150118223133/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1951/576/ 18 January 2015 25 December 2015 Notes 1 1 – 1 point for fastest lap Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 10px 1 Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio 21 10px 2 Italy Nino Farina 15 10px 2 3 Italy Luigi Villoresi 12 10px 5 4 Argentina José Froilán González 11 10px 2 5 United States 1912 Lee Wallard 9Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1951/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1951 – Championship StatsF1.com 1 March 2019 Note: Only the top five positions are listed. Only the best 4 results counted towards the Championship. References British Grand Prix 1951 1951 French Grand Prix 1951 German Grand Prix 1950 British Grand Prix 1952 British Grand Prix British Category:British Grand Prix British Grand Prix British Grand Prix